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Period: 33 to 330
Early Church Era (33-330)
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65
Peter and Paul are executed
Martyrdom of the church's two greatest apostles forces church leadership into a new era. -
70
Titus destroys Jerusalem
Christianity and Judaism official broke since Christians fled from jerusalem. -
150
Justin Martyr's First Apology
the work of the first major scholar/apologist, makes Christianity reasonable to thinking pagans. -
230
The earliest known public churches
are built, signaling a shift in Christians' life and practice -
313
The Edict of Milan
made by Constantine 1 the Roman Emperor, Christianity no longer persecuted. -
Period: 330 to 500
Christian Empire
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367
Athanasius Defines the New Testament
in his Easter Letter lists the current 27 books of the canon -
432
Patrick's mission to Ireland
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Period: 500 to 1500
Middle ages
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1095
Pope Urban II Launches the First Crusade
deeply damaged Western Christians' relations with others, the breach between Eastern and Western Christians became wide and lasting, sparked pogroms against the Jews, and the crusaders' brutality worked only to make Muslims more militant. On an economic level, however, the Crusades increased trade and stepped up Europe's economic growth. They also led to a greater interest in travel, map making and exploration. -
1380
John Wyclif supervises Bible translation
leaving the first complete English Bible -
1456
Gutenberg Produces the First Printed Bible
sparked a revolution in society and the church. Books could now be produced in quantities and at prices that made them available to many people, not merely to scholars and monks. The resulting explosion of knowledge continues to accelerate in our day. Paved the way for the Reformation.
